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MEMORANDUM
Date: August 17,2022
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, August 16, 2022 — 4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Emma J Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Harmsen, Taylor, Teague, Thomas, Weiner
Staff: Fruin, Jones, Goers, Fruehling, Platz, Kilburg, Hightshoe, Kubly, Sovers, Havel
(A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
Direct Assistance Update — Conversations with Johnson County
Mayor Teague provided an update on conversations with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
Council discussed options of backfilling payments to Johnson County for the expenditures to Iowa City
residents that the County paid or funding the full 319 applicants equaling $446,600 plus check
processing fees of $9,432.83, totaling $456,032.83. Individual Council members expressed their views.
American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Recovery Fund Update
City Manager Fruin provided an update and highlighted the memo distributed in the August 11
Information Packet (IP4). Neighborhood Services Coordinator Kubly provided additional information.
Individual Council members expressed their views.
Action: Staff will place an ARPA update on the Pending Work Session List and continue with the plan
for quarterly public ARPA updates in the Council Information Packets and on the website.
Clarification of Agenda items
No discussion.
Information Packet Discussion [August 4, August 11]
August 4 — No discussion.
August 11
1. (1P5: Pending City Council Work Session Topics) Councilor Weiner wanted to confirm
the Land Acknowledgement item was still on the list. Councilor Alter asked if the Parks
& Recreation Master Plan would come back to Council. City Manager Fruin provided
information.
University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates
Ellie Miglin, USG Liaison and Keaton Zeimet, USG Alternate Liaison, presented USG Updates.
Council updates on assigned boards, commissions, and committees
Council members reported on various assigned boards, commissions, and committees.
Adjourn 4:46 p.m.